Judge said Cloughmills nurse doing double her permitted speed should more than most be aware of road dangers
A judge said if anyone should be aware of the dangers of speeding it was an emergency department nurse caught doing 90mph - despite being an R driver restricted to 45mph.
The 24-year-old was detected in a Mercedes Benz on the Frosses Road dual-carriageway on July 13.
A defence solicitor told Ballymena Magistrates Court the defendant, Aine McErlane, of Lislaban Road near Cloughmills, "was on her way to work" at Antrim Area Hospital and her speed "crept up".
When the court was told she was a nurse in the emergency department, District Judge said she was "doing double her limit" and "if anyone should know about the dangers of speeding it should be her".
The defence solicitor asked the judge to take into account the impact a driving ban would have on the defendant's job as she started work early and there would be difficulties getting public transport from her rural location.
The defendant was banned from driving for a week and fined £200.